Apple slicer



Aug., 28, H923;

R. BUCH! APPLE SLICER Filed April '7, 1923 Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

ROBERT UUCHI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

APPLE SLICER.

Application med April 7, 192s. serial no. 630,433.

To all whom it 'may concern Be it known that I, RoERT BUCHI, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Apple Slicers, of which the following is aspecification. My i'nvention relates to novel improvements in appleSlicers and has for its principal object the provision of a constructionof this character which will be durable in use and economical inmanufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this Ispecification, and in which,

Fig. 1, is a top plan view of a vegetable Slicer embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2, is a sectional view of theA same taken substantially'on line 2-2of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary view showing the method of mounting the innerends of the cutting elements embodied in the invention; and

Fig. 4, isa fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on line 4-4of Fig. 1.

In attaining the objects of the invention and with reference to thedrawings, 10 indicates an outer frame in the form of a ring and providedwith integral lateral oppositely disposed hand gripping portions 11.Mounted concentrically with respect to the frame 10 and within thecircumference thereof is a ring member 12 providing a central opening13.

Transversely arranged and radially disposed about the ring member 12 arecutting elements 14 equally spaced apart as shown.

One of the objects of the invention is to assemble these cu-ttingelements in their respective position in such a manner that they willnot be ruptured or broken loose when brought down upon a vegetable, suchas an apple, to cut the apple into slices of equal portions. Inattaining this object of the i11- vention vertically extending grooves15 are formed in the inner surfaces of the frame 10 for the receptionofthe outer ends 16 of theA cutting elements 14, the ends 16 of thecutting elements 14 being ladapted to snugly fit within the grooves 15.After these ends of the cutting elements are mounted inthe grooves thematerial adjacent each side of the grooves 1s pinched together as at 17.

The inner ends 18 of the cutting elements are provided with verticallyextending re-v cesses 1 9 for the reception of the ring 12- Projections20 are formed on the inner ends of the cutting elements and are adaptedto project through slots 21 formed in the ring 12 as shown in Fig. 2,and are adapted when mounted in such slots to project beyond the innersurfaces of the ring 12. These pro- Jectmg portions 20 of the cuttingelements are milled over forming Hat or rivet heads 22, as best showniin Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the ring member 12 b eing mounted in the recesses19 of the cutting elements will strongly bind the cutting elements inthe position illustrated4 in Fig. 1 and will aid in resisting unduestrain imparted to the cutting elements when brought into cuttingoperation. As shown in Fig, 2, the lower peripheral edge 23 of the ringmember 12 and the lower edges 24 of the cutting elements are providedwith knife edges which make it comparatively easy for the elements to pathrough the vegetable to be' sliced.

The ring member 12 -as herein stated pro-` vides a passage 13 theprovision of which is to separate the core of the vegetable, such as thecore of an apple, from the other parts of the apple lwhen sliced.

In addition to the method of assembling the cutting elements in positionas abofe outlined, it is apparent that the various joints can besoldered to provide additional reinforcement, however, it is obviousthat soldering the various joints is not .necessary as the assembling ofthe cuttin elements above outlined will be suiiclently strong to holdthe various parts of the Slicer in position when subjected to undueresistance.

' While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without depart ing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire t0 avail myself of suchvariation and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. An article of manufacture including a frame having vertical groovesformed in its inner sides, and cutting elements having end portionsfitting the grooves with the portlon of the material of the frame onopposite sides of the end portions at the tops thereof pinched together.a

2. An article of manufacture includlng an outer ring member havinggrooves formed in its inner surfaces thereof, an inner ring memberhaving slots formed in its lower peripheral edge, and cut-tlng elementshaving ends engaging the grooves and projectino' portions engaging theslots. 3, n article of manufacture including an outer ring member havinggrooves formed in its inner surfaces thereof, an inner ring memberhaving slots formed in its lower peripheral edge, cutting elementshaving ends engaging the grooves and projecting portions engaging theslots, and hand gripping portions ein the outer ring member.

4. An article of manufacture including an outer frame having verticallyextending grooves formed in its inner surfaces thereof, an inner ringmember arranged concenracaille trically with respect to the frame andhaving slots formed in its lower peripheral edge, and cutting elementshaving ends engaging the ves and having recesses formed in the otherends *for the reception of the ring member and having projectionsextending through the slots with riveted heads formed thereon.

5. An article of manufacture including an outer fram@ having verticallyextending grooves formed in its inner surfaces thereof, an inner ringmember arranged concentrically with respect to the frame and havingslots formed in its lower peripheral edge, cutting elements having endsengaging the grooves and having recesses formed in the other ends forthe reception of the ring member and having projections extendingthrough the slots with riveted heads formed thereon, and hand grippingportions on one of said members.

In testimony whereof li have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

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llVitnesses:

Fenna C. Arrmroiv, Louise Srravom.

